Andrey Zvyagintsev casts an estranged father and his sons into the Russian wilderness and packs a tragic punch. Best served with vodka
June 2004
From Russia with compassion
The Return has been hailed as a great Russian film. But its not Tarkovsky, and it's not a mafia thriller, and nor is it a cold war comedy. James Meek puts in in the context of a nation in flux
